This James Wood home run came on a pitch 4.01 ft above the ground
That’s the highest pitch hit for a home run in MLB this season
and
The highest pitch for a home run in Wood’s career
The Nationals just won 16 games in a month for the first time since August 2023 and only the second time since June 2021. And they just won three straight series over legit playoff contenders (at ATL, at CLE, vs SD).
Zack Littell's pitch count was 94 to finish the 8th inning & could've headed to the showers. Instead, he wanted to rest the bullpen that had been wearing it w/ heavy workloads. He pitched the 9th inning & finished w/ 106 pitches.
“That was the perfect opportunity to give the guys in the bullpen a break, so I told Blake I wanted them to be able to take a break,” Littell said.